Minnesota Vikings New Defensive Line

The last time that Danielle Hunter was on the field for a game it was the 2019 Divisional Playoffs. Everson Griffen was at the other end of the line and either Linval Joseph or Shamar Stephen was next to him. A lot has changed on the Vikings defensive line since that long day in Santa Clara against the San Francisco 49ers. Griffen, Joseph, and Stephen are gone. Hunter didn’t play a snap during the 2020 season due to a “tweaked” neck that ended up being much more than a “tweak.” When he returns to football work he’ll be with a very different defensive line. 2020 free agent addition Michael Pierce and 2021 free agent addition Dalvin Tomlinson will pair to form a stout middle of the line. Hunter, Pierce, and Tomlinson are the certainties of the projected starting defensive line. There will be competition for the defensive end spot opposite Hunter. The top contenders for that spot are currently 2020 fourth-round draft pick D.J. Wonnum and freshly signed, after a year in Carolina, Stephen Weatherly. 

The 2021 NFL Draft is sure to add more players to the defensive line group. Until then, the group looks something like this. 

Defensive Ends

Danielle Hunter

D.J. Wonnum

Stephen Weatherly

Jalyn Holmes

Kenny Willekes

Jordan Brailford

Defensive Tackles

Dalvin Tomlinson

Michael Pierce

Armon Watts

James Lynch

Hercules Mata’afa

Here’s a March guess at the Vikings 2021 starting defensive line:

RE D.J. Wonnum

DT Dalvin Tomlinson

NT Michael Pierce

LE Danielle Hunter

I have D.J. Wonnum as the leader at right end. He’s drawn comparisons to Hunter since he was drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of South Carolina. Both entered the league as long, raw athletes. Both needed molding. Both needed a little time. It’s been hoped since that Wonnum would follow a similar career arc. Hunter had 12.5 sacks and 19 QB hits his second season. It sure would be nice if Wonnum approached that sort of pass rush production in his second season. He’ll face competition for the right end spot from Stephen Weatherly. Kenny Willekes could be a surprise factor in the competition as well. With the work that the Vikings have done this offseason to overhaul the defense, edge rusher has become one of the team’s biggest remaining draft needs. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the position is addressed in the first round. That decision is probably dependent on how the team sees Wonnum and where he is in his development. No matter how the right end competition plays out, the 2021 defensive line group will be so much better than the one that the Vikings were forced to go with for much of the 2020 season. The defensive interior was one of the worst in the league. Some teams were able to run at will. Teams won’t run at will on Pierce and Tomlinson. Those two will form Minnesota’s most formidable run defense since the “Williams Wall.” Pressure from the edge was hit and miss last season. Mostly miss. Yannick Ngakoue played only six games for the Vikings before he was traded to the Baltimore Ravens. His five sacks during his brief time in Minnesota led the team for the entire season. It can be said that the Vikings fielded something resembling a pass rush in 2020 only in the five games that Ngakoue started. The return of Hunter alone will make opposing quarterbacks uncomfortable. Hopefully someone, or some combination of players, will step up opposite Hunter. For a team with such a strong defensive line tradition, the 2020 version was a brutal watch. Based on what the team has done this offseason, the Vikings new defensive line will be a much different, much better watch. 

Flea Flicker 2021 NFL Draft Position Rankings 2.0

The 2021 NFL Draft is a month away. Right or wrong, the respective positional rankings of the prospects are settling into place. 

Quarterbacks

1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

2. Zach Wilson, BYU

3. Trey Lance, North Dakota State

4. Justin Fields, Ohio State

5. Mac Jones, Alabama

Running Backs

1. Najee Harris, Alabama

2. Travis Etienne, Clemson

3. Javonte Williams, North Carolina

4. Trey Sermon, Ohio State

5. Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis

Receivers

1. Ja’Marr Chase, LSU

2. DeVonta Smith, Alabama

3. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

4. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota

5. Kadarius Toney, Florida

Tight Ends

1. Kyle Pitts, Florida

2. Pat Freiremuth, Penn State

3. Tommy Tremble, Notre Dame

4. Brevin Jordan, Miami

5. Hunter Long, Boston College

Tackles

1. Penei Sewell, Oregon

2. Rashawn Slater, Northwestern

3. Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC

4. Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech

5. Samuel Cosmi, Texas

Interior Offensive Linemen

1. Landon Dickerson, Alabama

2. Wyatt Davis, Ohio State

3. Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma

4. Josh Myers, Ohio State

5. Trey Smith, Tennessee

Edge

1. Kwity Paye, Michigan

2. Gregory Rousseau, Miami 

3. Jaelan Phillips, Miami

4. Azeez Ojulari, Georgia

5. Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma

5. Jayson Oweh, Penn State

Interior Defensive Linemen

1. Christian Barmore, Alabama

2. Levi Onwuzurike, Washington

3. Daviyon Nixon, Iowa

4. Jay Tufele, USC

5. Milton Williams, Louisiana Tech

Linebackers

1. Micah Parsons, Penn State

2. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame

3. Zaven Collins, Tulsa

4. Nick Bolton, Missouri

5. Pete Werner, Ohio State

Cornerbacks 

1. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech

2. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama

3. Jaycee Horn, South Carolina

4. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern

5. Elijah Molden, Washington

Safeties

1. Trevon Moehrig, TCU

2. Jevon Holland, Oregon

3. Richie Grant, UCF

4. Andre Cisco, Syracuse

5. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State

 

Some Free Agency Thoughts

The first wave of NFL free agency has been over for a while. There are still a decent number of solid players waiting for that pen or a call. This is the supposed bargain-hunting time. Here are some thoughts on the fairly frantic early days and the slower days since. 

1. Some teams that improved themselves the most:

New England Patriots

The Patriots earn mention simply for the sheer volume of signings. No team changed their team more in the first week. The team has more talent now than it did two weeks ago. 

Washington Football Team

Ryan Fitzpatrick, William Jackson. Adding Curtis Samuel to an offense that includes Terry McLaurin and Antonio Gibson was one of my favorite signings in all free agency. That’s a fun trio of playmakers. 

New York Giants

The New York teams topped the league in splashy signings. The Giants added Kevin Zeitler, Kenny Golladay, Adoree’ Jackson, Kyle Rudolph and kept one of their own, Leonard Williams.

New York Jets

The Jets added Carl Lawson, Corey Davis, Sheldon Rankins, Jarrad Davis, Keelan Cole, LaMarcus Joyner, Vinny Curry, and Tevin Coleman. And for some reason Pat Elflein. 

Cleveland Browns

The Browns just made strong signings. John Johnson, Troy Hill, and Anthony Walker. If they can bring out the talent that made Takkarist McKinley a first round pick, the Browns defense got a lot better this offseason. 

Denver Broncos

Ronald Darby and Kyle Fuller are terrific additions to the secondary. Mike Boone went from the third back in Minnesota to perhaps the top back in Denver. He’s a versatile and talented running back and deserved an opportunity to do more. 

2. Considering their salary cap situation, the Minnesota Vikings have done much more than was expected. They added Dalvin Tomlinson, Patrick Peterson, Stephen Weatherly, Nick Vigil, Mackensie Alexander, and Xavier Woods to a defense that wasn’t very good last year. With those additions and the return of the players that missed most or all of last season, the 2021 Vikings defense should play more like the 2017 defense than the 2020 defense. 

3. While the Vikings offense was mostly good last season. The offensive line continued to be a problem. It’s been a problem for too long. While they didn’t have the salary cap space to make a significant offensive line upgrade with a signing of a player the caliber of Joe Thuney or Kevin Zeitler, they did well to add Mason Cole in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals. He played center for the Cardinals. He’ll probably play guard for the Vikings. Simply removing Dakota Dozier from the starting lineup improves the offensive line. Replacing him with Cole improves the line even more. 

4. Soon after the Vikings signed defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, I saw several mentions that he and Dalvin Cook are the only Dalvins to ever play in the NFL. The connections between the two Dalvins don’t begin and end with them now being teammates. They were also selected in the same round (2nd) of the same draft (2017). 

5. Friday brought a flurry of trades that changed the top of the 2021 NFL Draft. The San Francisco 49ers traded three 1s and a 3 to the Miami Dolphins for the 3rd pick in the draft. Despite having a quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo that helped guide them to a Super Bowl, the 49ers are surely picking one of the top quarterbacks in a very top heavy quarterback draft.  In trading for the 3rd pick the 49ers clearly don’t mind which of the top quarterbacks “falls” to them. Before that trade even completed making the rounds, it was announced that the Dolphins traded two 1s and a 4 to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 6th pick in the draft. What was 3) Dolphins 6) Eagles 12) 49ers is now 3) 49ers 6) Dolphins 12) Eagles.

6. Before Friday, some talking heads pegged the Dolphins, Eagles, and 49ers as teams with a probable starting quarterback that might still be looking to draft one of the top quarterbacks in this draft. After Friday, it’s safe to say that the Dolphins and Eagles are moving ahead with Tua Tagavailoa and Jalen Hurts and the 49ers are putting their franchise future in the hands of a rookie quarterback. 

7. The Laremy Tunsil trade of 2019 is the trade that just keeps on giving for the Dolphins. At present, the trade has netted the team:

26th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft

12th, 36th, 102nd in 2021

First-round pick in 2022

First-round pick in 2023

That’s a haul.

8. More Dolphins draft. Miami Dolphins draft picks for the nest three years:

2021

1st round, No. 6 (via Eagles)

1st round, No. 18

2nd round, No. 36 (via Texans)

2nd round, No. 50 pick

3rd round, No. 81

2022

1st round pick (from 49ers)

2nd round pick 

3rd round pick

3rd round pick (49ers comp pick)

2023

1st round pick

1st round pick (from 49ers)

2nd round pick

3rd round pick

The Dolphins are in a good place. They already have an emerging defense. If Tua Tagavailoa develops into the quarterback that he was drafted to be they are in a great place. 

9. With what the Vikings have done in free agency, my expectations for the 14th pick in the draft have narrowed to offensive line and edge rusher. That’s really no great narrowing as those were two of the top needs before free agency. The way that the top of the draft appears to be shaping up, the Vikings might have their choice of the 3rd or 4th best offensive lineman or the best edge rusher. While that choice might seem obvious it’s still possible that the 3rd or 4th best offensive lineman is a higher graded prospect than the best edge rusher. 

10. Vikings general manager Rick Spielman has a reputation for draft-day dealing. He’s traded into the bottom of the first round a few times. He’s never traded up in the first round. With that in mind, I’d be surprised if he traded up from #14 but I wouldn’t be disappointed if he traded up for Rashawn Slater or Penei Sewell. 

Flea Flicker Mock Draft 3.0

In about thirty minutes on Friday the top of the 2021 NFL Draft changed. It started with the San Francisco 49ers sending a basket of picks to the Miami Dolphins to move from #12 to #3. The Dolphins apparently didn’t like being on the outside of the Top 10. Before the usual talking heads even had time to talk about this draft-changing trade, the Dolphins sent a basket of picks to the Philadelphia Eagles to move from #12 to #6. It was probably time for a new mock draft prior to Friday’s flurry of trades. Is two a flurry? It felt like a flurry. It’s definitely time for a new mock draft now. 

1.   Jacksonville Jaguars-Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson

2.   New York Jets-Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU

3.   San Francisco 49ers-Zach Wilson, QB, BYU

4.   Atlanta Falcons-Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State

5.   Cincinnati Bengals-Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama

6.   Miami Dolphins-Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida

7.   Detroit Lions-DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama

8.   Carolina Panthers-Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State

9.   Denver Broncos-Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech

10. Dallas Cowboys-Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama

11. New York Giants-Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State

12. Philadelphia Eagles-Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina

13. Los Angeles Chargers-Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern

14. Minnesota Vikings-Alijah Vera-Tucker, OT, USC

15. New England Patriots-Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame

16. Arizona Cardinals-Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern

17. Las Vegas Raiders-Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami

18. Miami Dolphins-Najee Harris, RB, Alabama

19. Washington Football Team-Mac Jones, QB, Alabama

20. Chicago Bears-Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech

21. Indianapolis Colts-Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas

22. Tennessee Titans-Kwity Paye, Edge, Michigan

23. New York Jets-Travis Etiene, RB, Clemson

24. Pittsburgh Steelers-Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State

25. Jacksonville Jaguars-Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama

26. Cleveland Browns-Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri

27. Baltimore Ravens-Azeez Ojulari, Edge, Georgia

28. New Orleans Saints-Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida

29. Green Bay Packers-Rashod Batemen, WR, Minnesota 

30. Buffalo Bills-Jayson Oweh, Edge, Penn State

31. Kansas City Chiefs-Landon Dickerson, IOL, Alabama

32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Ronnie Perkins, Edge, Oklahoma

***

It’s all quarterbacks and pass-catchers through the first eight picks. That doesn’t feel very likely. 

Bruce Feldman’s Top 25 College Coaches

The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman posted his annual ranking of the Top 25 coaches in college football. I like Feldman’s college football views so I like his annual ranking of the coaches. Except for one omission. This ranking and any ranking of the best college football coaches starts at #3. 

1.   Nick Sabin, Alabama (2020 rank-No.1)

2.   Dabo Swinney, Clemson (2020 -No. 2)

3.   Brian Kelly, Notre Dame (2020-No. 8)

4.   Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma (2020-No. 5)

5.   James Franklin, Penn State (2020-No. 3)

6.   Jimbo Fischer, Texas A&M (2020-No. 6)

7.   Ed Orgeron, LSU (2020-No. 4)

8.   Ryan Day, Ohio State (Not qualified in 2020)

9.   Matt Campbell, Iowa State (2020-No. 16)

10. Kirby Smart, Georgia (2020-No. 7)

11. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (2020-Unranked)

12. Kyle Whittingham, Utah (2020-No. 9)

13. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa (2020-No. 13)

14. David Shaw, Stanford (2020-No. 17)

15. Gary Patterson, TCU (2020-No. 11)

16. Dan Mullen, Florida (2020-No. 14)

17. Lance Leipold, Buffalo (2020-No. 20)

18. Jeff Monken, Army (2020-Unranked)

19. Mario Cristobal, Oregon (2020-No. 24)

20. Luke Fickell Cincinnati (2020-Unranked)

21. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin (2020-No. 19)

22. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (2020-No. 18)

23. Mike Leach, Mississippi State (2020-No. 12)

24. Hugh Freeze, Liberty (2020-Unranked)

25. Tom Allen, Indiana (2020-No. Unranked)

Just missed the cut: Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Chip Kelly, UCLA; Bryan Harsin, Auburn; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Dave Clawson, Wake Forrest; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; P.J. Fleck, Minnesota; Mack Brown, North Carolina; Bill Clark, UAB; Billy Napier, Louisiana

Justin Wilcox! Where’s Justin Wilcox? Bruce Feldman really needs to find his way to Berkeley. This is the best run Cal program since the best days of Jeff Tedford. 

Jeff Brohm?

I always wonder how long highly successful coaches at smaller schools stay at those schools. Coaches like Lance Leipold, Jamey Chadwell, Bill Clark, and Billy Napier. That also go for coaches at bigger schools that aren’t traditional football powers. Coaches like Jeff Monken, Tom Allen, Scott Satterfield, Ken Niumatalolo, Dave Clawson. 

The Minnesota Vikings Added An Offensive Lineman!

The Minnesota Vikings acquired offensive lineman Mason Cole from the Arizona Cardinals for a sixth-round pick (No. 223 overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft. After being selected out of Michigan in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, Cole started 32 games over his three seasons with the Cardinals. All but two of those starts were at center. The two non-center starts were at left guard. It’s most likely guard is the position that the Vikings brought him to Minnesota to play. 

The Vikings added an offensive lineman!

The Vikings needed to add to the offensive line. It’s been a problem for far too long. Mason Cole will improve the line simply by replacing Dakota Dozier at left guard. The position won’t be handed to Cole in March, or August, but I’d pencil him in at the top of the depth chart of either guard spot. There are three certain offensive line starters on the Vikings roster right now. Brian O’Neill at right tackle, Garrett Bradbury at center, and Ezra Cleveland at one of the guard spots or left tackle. Cole could be the fourth. The 2021 NFL Draft boasts several top tackles. Northwestern’s Rashawn Slater is my favorite, with Oregon’s Penei Sewell right behind him. It’d take a minor miracle for either to be available to the Vikings with the 14th pick of the draft. USC’s Alijah Vera-Tucker and Virginia Tech’s Christian Darrisaw top the next group of tackles. Even with his short arms, I like Vera-Tucker. If the Vikings like Vera-Tucker too, he could be the pick. If the Vikings lucked into Slater or Sewell, he’s the left tackle for the next decade-plus. If the more likely happens and Vera-Tucker’s the pick, I’d imagine that either he or Cleveland would be the left tackle and the other would be a guard. This would give the Vikings a starting offensive line that looks something like this. 

LT   Alijah Vera-Tucker

LG  Mason Cole

 C   Garrett Bradbury

RG Ezra Cleveland

RT  Brian O’Neill

During the season, Vikings offensive line coach Rick Dennison said something about Cleveland working well in confined spaces. That’s stuck with me. Maybe Dennison said it simply to support Cleveland playing at guard. Maybe the Vikings actually like Cleveland at guard. Who knows? I don’t. Until I see otherwise, I’m thinking of Cleveland as a guard first, tackle second. That would put Vera-Tucker, and his short arms, at left tackle. I like the potential of this offensive line but it’s relying on a draft assumption. That’s never a reliable thing. 

If the Vikings were forced to go with the offensive linemen on the current roster, I think that the starting line looks something like this

LT   Ezra Cleveland

LG  Mason Cole

 C   Garrett Bradbury

RG Oli Udoh

RT  Brian O’Neill

It’s a low bar but his line is probably an improvement over those of recent years. If the Vikings did nothing more with the current offensive line group, I think that one, or both, of former late-round picks Oli Udoh and Kyle Hinton could challenge for starter status. 

Current Offensive Line Group

Offensive Tackles
75 Brian O'Neill
69 Rashod Hill
74 Oli Udoh

64 Blake Brandel

Guards

72 Ezra Cleveland

     Mason Cole

68 Kyle Hinton

73 Dru Samia

65 Zack Bailey 

Centers

56 Garrett Bradbury

The Vikings added an offensive lineman!

Throwback Thursday: 1951 USF Dons

This Flicker was originally posted on 1/23/14. I recently read another book about this wonderful football team so they’ve been on my mind. In A Moral Stance, Gary Nelson takes a somewhat fictionalized look through Pete Rozelle’s eyes at the undefeated Dons. The future NFL Commissioner was the team’s publicity director. It’s an interesting perspective as nearly everything written about this team only mentions Rozelle in passing. 

The 1951 University of San Francisco Dons football team has always been of great interest to me. My father was a student at the small Jesuit college when they played their final season of intercollegiate football. The beginning of my passion for football history can be found in my father's stories of the USF Dons football team of 1951. Having just finished Kristine Setting Clark's Undefeated, Untied, and Uninvited, I visit this great team once again. Clark's title says it all. The Dons won all nine of their games in 1951. Only Fordham tossed anything close to a scare into the Dons. That was a one score game, 32-26. Of the other eight games, only a tough College of Pacific team scored more than ten points against the Dons defense. That game was 47-14 and pushed USF to 13th in the AP top 20 poll. The national media was slow to give USF any props. Fullback Ollie Matson led the nation in rushing and scoring yet made the All-America team as an afterthought. At defensive back. The props fell to a trickle when it came time for bowl bids. There were nowhere near as many bowl games in 1951 as there are today. There was only a handful and pretty much all were located in the South. That proved to be a problem as two of USF's best players, Matson and Burl Toler, were black. The Orange Bowl wanted a west coast team to match up against Georgia Tech and there were early assumptions that USF would be that team. USF might have been that team if they would come to Miami without Matson and Toler. Nice policy. That wasn't even a consideration for the very close-knit Dons football team. Halfback Joe Scudero even threw out the option of sending only Matson and Toler, seeing as those two could defeat any other team's best 22. The University of San Francisco Dons might have been one of the greatest college football teams to step on a college football field. They couldn't step on one final college football field to face one of the top teams in the nation because racist bowl selectors didn't want two of their players on that field. The undefeated, untied Dons were uninvited. Even the Pacific team that lost to USF by 33 points was invited to the Sun Bowl.

Clark's book, an NFL Films video, and a Clark-inspired push by Bay Area politicians to have the team honored at the White House has brought the team more attention in the last decade than the previous five decades. They'll probably never get the respect that they deserve. Despite that, there's no doubt about the talent on that roster. I can remember flipping through my father's yearbook in awe. The Dons were building a pretty terrific basketball team at the time with Bill Russell and K.C. Jones but I was mostly interested in that football team. It was incredible.

3 players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Fullback Ollie Matson
Lineman Gino Marchetti
End Bob St. Clair
Matson and Marchetti, both inducted in their first year of eligibility-1972, were the first college teammates inducted together. Matson also won a silver and bronze at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.
Pete Rozelle graduated from USF in 1950 and became the Dons Athletic Publicist in 1951. Rozelle puts the 1951 USF representation in the Pro Football Hall of Fame at four.

No college team has ever had three college teammates, or four with Rozelle, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Many on the Dons football team, as well as my father, have said that linebacker Burl Toler was the best player on the team. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He never got a chance to play in the NFL after he injured his knee in the 1952 College All-Star Game. Toler did take part in NFL games for 25 years as an official. In 1965 he became the first African-American official in the NFL. He worked three Super Bowls, including Super Bowl I.

Six other 1951 Dons played in the NFL
Quarterback Ed Brown
Tackle Mike Mergen
End Merrill Peacock
Halfback Joe Scudero
Guard Lou "Red" Stephens
End Ralph Thomas

Brown and Scudero joined Matson, Marchetti, and St. Clair as Pro Bowl selections.

Two players from the 1950 Dons team had NFL careers.
Halfback Roy Barni
Guard Dick Stanfel

Stanfel earned five Pro Bowl selections and finally got his deserved Hall of Fame recognition in 2016.

If you had this kind of talent on Notre Dame or Oklahoma from that era of football, there would be no end to the attention.

2021 NFL Draft Picks By Team

Each team has a different approach to draft picks. The Minnesota Vikings collect them. The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks shed them. This year shows that. The Vikings, even after being penalized a pick, are tied with the Philadelphia Eagles with a league-high 11 picks. The Rams have six picks but haven’t made a first-round selection since 2016 and aren’t scheduled to make a first-round selection until 2024. It’s as if George Allen’s at the helm again. The Seahawks have already whittled their 2021 draft picks down to three. Here’s a look at each team’s 2021 NFL Draft Picks.

Minnesota Vikings

11 picks

• Round 1: No. 14 overall
• Round 3: Nos. 78, 90 (from Ravens)
• Round 4: Nos. 119, 125 (from Bears), 134 (from Bills), 143
• Round 5: Nos. 157, 168 (from Steelers through Ravens)
• Round 6: Nos. 199, 223

Philadelphia Eagles

11 picks

• Round 1: No. 6 overall
• Round 2: No. 37
• Round 3: Nos. 70, 84 (from Colts)
• Round 5: Nos. 150, 156 (from Cowboys) 
• Round 6: Nos. 189, 224, 225
• Round 7: Nos. 234, 240 (from 49ers)

Dallas Cowboys

10 picks

• Round 1: No. 10 overall
• Round 2: No. 44
• Round 3: Nos. 75, 99
• Round 4: Nos. 115, 138
• Round 5: No. 179
• Round 6: Nos. 192 (from Lions), 227
• Round 7: No. 238

Green Bay Packers

10 picks

• Round 1: No. 29 overall
• Round 2: No. 62
• Round 3: No. 92
• Round 4: Nos. 135, 142
• Round 5: Nos. 173, 178
• Round 6: Nos. 214, 220
• Round 7: No. 256

Jacksonville Jaguars

10 picks

• Round 1: Nos. 1, 25 (from Rams) overall
• Round 2: Nos. 33, 45 (from Vikings)
• Round 3: No. 65
• Round 4: Nos. 106, 130 (from Rams)
• Round 5: Nos. 145, 170 (from Browns)
• Round 7: No. 249 (from Titans)

New England Patriots

10 picks

• Round 1: No. 15 overall
• Round 2: No. 46
• Round 3: No. 96
• Round 4: Nos. 120, 122 (from Cardinals through Texans), 139
• Round 5: No. 177
• Round 6: Nos. 188 (from Texans), 197
• Round 7: No. 242

Atlanta Falcons 

9 picks

• Round 1: No. 4 overall
• Round 2: No. 35
• Round 3: No. 68
• Round 4: No. 108
• Round 5: Nos. 148, 182, 183
• Round 6: Nos. 187, 219

Cleveland Browns 

9 picks

• Round 1: No. 26 overall
• Round 2: No. 59
• Round 3: Nos. 89, 91 (from Saints)
• Round 4: Nos. 110 (from Eagles), 132
• Round 5: No. 169 (from Rams)
• Round 6: No. 211
• Round 7: No. 257 (from Bills)

Denver Broncos 

9 picks

• Round 1: No. 9 overall
• Round 2: No. 40

• Round 3: No. 71
• Round 4: No. 114
• Round 5: No. 152
• Round 6: No. 191
• Round 7: Nos. 237, 239 (from Giants), 253 (from Browns)

Los Angeles Chargers 

9 picks

• Round 1: No. 13 overall
• Round 2: No. 47
• Round 3: Nos. 77, 97
• Round 4: No. 118
• Round 5: No. 159
• Round 6: Nos. 185 (from Jaguars through Titans), 198
• Round 7: No. 241

New York Jets

9 picks

• Round 1: Nos. 2, 23 (from Seahawks) overall
• Round 2: No. 34
• Round 3: Nos. 66, 86 (from Seahawks)
• Round 4: No. 107
• Round 5: Nos. 146, 154 (from Giants)
• Round 6: No. 186

San Francisco 49ers 

9 picks

• Round 1: No. 12 overall
• Round 2: No. 43
• Round 3: No. 102
• Round 4: No. 117
• Round 5: Nos. 155, 172 (from Saints), 180
• Round 6: No. 194
• Round 7: Nos. 230 (from Jets)

Tennessee Titans 

9 picks

• Round 1: No. 22 overall
• Round 2: No. 53
• Round 3: Nos. 85, 100
• Round 4: No. 126
• Round 5: No. 166
• Round 6: Nos. 205, 215 (from Chiefs)
• Round 7: No. 232 (from Falcons through Dolphins)

Carolina Panthers

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 8 overall
• Round 2: No. 39
• Round 3: No. 73
• Round 4: No. 113
• Round 5: No. 151
• Round 6: Nos. 193, 222, 226

Chicago Bears

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 20 overall
• Round 2: No. 52
• Round 3: No. 83
• Round 5: No. 164
• Round 6: Nos. 204, 208 (from Seahawks through Dolphins), 221, 228

Cincinnati Bengals 

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 5 overall
• Round 2: No. 38
• Round 3: No. 69
• Round 4: No. 111
• Round 5: No. 149
• Round 6: No. 190
• Round 7: Nos. 202 (from Dolphins through Texans), 235 (from Lions through Seahawks)

Houston Texans

8 picks

• Round 3: No. 67
• Round 4: No. 109
• Round 5: Nos. 147, 158 (from Patriots)
• Round 6: Nos. 195 (from Cowboys through Patriots), 203 (from Washington through Raiders, Dolphins), 212 (from Saints)
• Round 7: No. 233 (from Bengals)

Kansas City Chiefs

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 31 overall
• Round 2: No. 63
• Round 3: No. 94
• Round 4: Nos. 136, 144
• Round 5: Nos. 175, 181
• Round 6: No. 207 (from Steelers through Dolphins)

Las Vegas Raiders

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 17 overall
• Round 2: No. 48
• Round 3: Nos. 79 (from Cardinals), 80
• Round 4: No. 121
• Round 5: Nos. 162 (from Dolphins), 167 (from Seahawks)
• Round 6: No. 200

Miami Dolphins

8 picks

• Round 1: Nos. 3 (from Texans), 18 overall
• Round 2: Nos. 36 (from Texans), 50
• Round 3: No. 81
• Round 4: No. 123
• Round 7: Nos. 231 (from Texans), 258 (from Chiefs)

New Orleans Saints

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 28 overall
• Round 2: No. 60
• Round 3: Nos. 98, 105
• Round 4: No. 133
• Round 6: No. 218
• Round 7: Nos. 229 (from Jaguars), 255

Pittsburgh Steelers 

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 24 overall
• Round 2: No. 55
• Round 3: No. 87
• Round 4: Nos. 128, 140
• Round 6: No. 216 (from Buccaneers)
• Round 7: Nos. 245 (from Dolphins), 254 (from Ravens)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 32 overall
• Round 2: No. 64
• Round 3: No. 95
• Round 4: No. 137
• Round 5: No. 176
• Round 6: No. 217
• Round 7: Nos. 251 (from Steelers), 259

Washington Football Team 

8 picks

• Round 1: No. 19 overall
• Round 2: No. 51
• Round 3: Nos. 74 (from 49ers), 82
• Round 4: No. 124
• Round 5: No. 163
• Round 7: Nos. 244 (from Vegas), 246

Baltimore Ravens

7 picks

• Round 1: No. 27 overall
• Round 2: No. 58
• Round 3: No. 104
• Round 4: No. 131
• Round 5: Nos. 171, 184
• Round 6: No. 210

Buffalo Bills

7 picks

• Round 1: No. 30 overall
• Round 2: No. 61
• Round 3: No. 93
• Round 5: Nos. 161 (from Raiders), 174
• Round 6: No. 213
• Round 7: No. 236 (from Panthers)

Detroit Lions

6 picks

• Round 1: No. 7 overall
• Round 2: No. 41
• Round 3: Nos. 72, 101 (from Rams)
• Round 4: No. 112
• Round 5: No. 153

Indianapolis Colts

6 picks

• Round 1: No. 21 overall
• Round 2: No. 54
• Round 4: No. 127
• Round 5: No. 165
• Round 6: No. 206
• Round 7: No. 248

Los Angeles Rams 

6 picks

• Round 2: No. 57 overall
• Round 3: Nos. 88, 103
• Round 4: No. 141
• Round 6: No. 209
• Round 7: No. 252

New York Giants

6 picks

• Round 1: No. 11 overall
• Round 2: No. 42
• Round 3: No. 76
• Round 4: No. 116
• Round 6: Nos. 196, 201 (from Cardinals)

Arizona Cardinals

5 picks

• Round 1: No. 16 overall
• Round 2: No. 49
• Round 5: No. 160
• Round 7: Nos. 243, 247 (from Bears through Raiders)

Seattle Seahawks 

3 picks

• Round 2: No. 56 overall
• Round 4: No. 129
• Round 7: No. 250